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Today: Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now! Producers Unlawfully Arrested At the RNC

July 28, 2023September 2, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE www.democracynow.org September 1, 2008 Contact:Denis Moynihan 917-549-5000Mike Burke 646-552-5107, mike@democracynow.org ST. PAUL, MN—Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her. Video of her arrest can be seen here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ Goodman was …

Wednesday: “History and More”

July 28, 2023August 28, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

It’s done. Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for president. The emotional impact snuck up on me like a stealth bomb. Maybe because of all the drama with Hillary and Ted Kennedy. Probably because I never thought it would really happen. I came home during the delegate roll call vote and it hit me what …

Tuesday: “Wake up America”

July 28, 2023August 28, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

The powerful speech by Dennis Kucinich at the Democratic National Convention wasn’t included on much of the media we saw and it should have been. Wake up America. This is not a call for you to take a new direction from right to left. This is call for you to go from down to up. …

TAG Jesse Helms

July 28, 2023July 12, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

AIDS activists put a giant condom on the home of Senator Jesse Helms in 1991.

Campaign 2008 Satire

July 28, 2023May 25, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

Red State UpdateBe sure you have your speakers on.It may take a while to load as it is almost a two minute video.But it is worth the wait.

The politics of comparing apples and oranges when they are both in the bowl

July 28, 2023May 21, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

Some of Hillary Clinton’s supporters are making claims that the reason she is not doing well in her run for president is sexism and misogyny – that people do not support her because she is a woman. Misogyny certainly exists, and denying that would be as nuts and out of touch with reality as saying …

If it’s not racism then what is it?

July 28, 2023April 29, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

Jerry Falwell said America had 9/11 coming because we tolerated gays, feminists and liberals. It was our fault. Our chickens had come home to roost, if you will. John McCain proudly received his support and even spoke at his university’s commencement. Reverend John Hagee has called the Catholic Church the “Great Whore.” He has said …

Another thing for me to rant on … regarding The Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

July 28, 2023March 20, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

The assumption put forth in much of the mainstream media I have seen of late is that white Americans are offended by what The Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. said in his sermon. You know, the one they show clips from on the news – the one Barack Obama spoke about in his recent …

A bit of a rant

July 28, 2023March 19, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

There are some things I wanted to point out because of things I heard on the news today. One was on the news on television this morning. I think it was someone on Good Morning America but I don’t know who the man was who was speaking. Anyway, he was talking about Barack Obama’s speech …

Article: “Sometimes I think about how everything is just handed to Black people and I want to vote for Clinton”

July 28, 2023March 14, 2008 by Gabi Clayton

From Clinton finance committee member and former VP candidate Geraldine Ferarro: If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is …